Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Strengthening Social Security for Survivors Act”.
Strengthening Social Security for Survivors Act
A BILL
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to extend the retroactivity of applications for survivor’s insurance benefits, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Retroactive applications for survivors
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking “(i) is filing application for a benefit under subsection (e) or (f), and satisfies paragraph (1)(B) of such subsection by reason of clause (ii) thereof, or (ii)”; and
by striking “or” at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
“(B) any month succeeding such month in any case where the individual is filing application for a benefit under subsection (d), (e), (f), (g), or (h) and the entitlement of the individual to such benefit is established upon the death of the individual upon whose wages and self-employment income such entitlement is based, or”
in subparagraph (C), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by striking “subparagraph (A) does not apply” and inserting “the preceding subparagraphs do not apply”.
Effective date— The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to applications for monthly insurance benefits filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.